Asbury Park’s own Chef James Avery celebrated the grand opening of his newly launched Farmly restaurant in Sea Girt on Monday. Avery [at right], best known as Gordon Ramsay’s sous chef on the popular Hell’s Kitchen television show,  served as executive chef at Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten before opening the Bonney Read on Cookman Avenue […]

The Bonney Read opened Tuesday night in the Steinbach building, providing its long-awaited traditional seafood restaurant experience. The brainchild of Asbury Festhalle Biergarten partners Andrej Ivanov, Ladiflav Sebestyen, and Executive Chef James Avery, the restaurant is named for legendary pirates Anne Bonney and Mary Read. The floor to ceiling glass windows capture nuances meant to […]

New ownership has taken over at Baca Sports Bar and Lounge. Two partners in the Asbury Festhalle and Beergarden, Andrej Ivanov [above, at right] and Ladiflav Sebestyen [left], along with James Avery [center], a New Jersey native and sous chef, have closed purchase on the sale of Baca, a sports bar located in the Steinbach’s […]